| Additional Information |
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| Publication | April 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Cover | The Spark Man and the Mad Man at the Switch! |
| Featuring | Spark Man; Nancy |
| Content | Characters: Spark Man; Nancy; Sluggo; The Captain; Hans; Fritz; Tarzan; Abbie; Slats; Broncho Bill; Ella Cinders; Dynamite Dunn |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Madman at the Switch (10 pages) |
| Featuring | Spark Man |
| Credits | Script: Fred Methot | Pencils: Reg Greenwood | Inks: Reg Greenwood |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
| Notes | Title supplied by Leonard Wolinsky, 8/17/2006. |
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| Synopsis | Bombo and Fitzwillie visit a ranch in Arizona. Bombo foils a plot to murder foreman Jim so he won't marry the owner's daughter Marian. |
| Featuring | El Bombo |
| Credits | Script: Bernard Dibble | Pencils: Bernard Dibble | Inks: Bernard Dibble |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: El Bombo; Mr. Fitzwillie; Marian; Buck Bigbee; Jim Burke |
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| Comic Story | Captured, Tarzan's Doom, The Demon Beasts, "Nature's Brother" (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Tarzan |
| Credits | Script: Burne Hogarth | Pencils: Burne Hogarth | Inks: Burne Hogarth |
| Notes | Sunday reprints |
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| Featuring | Dynamite Dunn |
| Notes | last appearance |
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| Featuring | The Captain and the Kids |
| Credits | Script: Rudolph Dirks | Pencils: Rudolph Dirks | Inks: Rudolph Dirks |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: The Captain; Mama; Hans; Fritz; Bloodshot; The Inspector; Flotsam; Jetsam |
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| Advertisement | News Notes About Stamps (2 pages) |
| Notes | Stamp ads. |
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| Comic Story | Fritzi, Nancy and Sluggo have been on a vacation in the South (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Nancy |
| Credits | Script: Ernie Bushmiller | Pencils: Ernie Bushmiller? | Inks: Ernie Bushmiller |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Nancy; Sluggo; Fritzi Ritz; Chauncey; Mr. Snyder |
| Notes | Strip reprints |
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| Comic Story | The ghostly hooded figure of the old Archis estate has been revealed as County Detective Fry! (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Frankie Doodle |
| Credits | Script: Ben Batsford | Pencils: Ben Batsford | Inks: Ben Batsford |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: County Detective Fry; Captain Ku; District Attorney Hall; Mrs. Archis; Mr. Fry; Frankie Doodle; Jimmy the delivery boy; Chief Stack; Howard Archis; Loretta Archis; Ling Pow; Thomas Stone |
| Notes | Strip reprints |
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| Comic Story | Gnashing Teeth, Substitute Pard, Buckaroo's Grit, Silent Slugs (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Broncho Bill |
| Credits | Script: Harry F. O'Neill | Pencils: Harry F. O'Neill | Inks: Harry F. O'Neill |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Broncho Bill; Jones; Olaf; Buckaroo; Nell |
| Notes | Sunday reprints |
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| Featuring | Ella Cinders |
| Credits | Script: Bill Conselman | Pencils: Charlie Plumb | Inks: Charlie Plumb |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Ella Cinders; Blackie; Rollo Beagle; Papa Beagle; Mama Beagle; Chris Crusty; Uncle Sandy |
| Notes | Sunday reprints, Chris Crusty topper strip |
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| Text Article | Sparkler Salutes (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Honoring boys & girls for outstanding achievements. Spot illustrations. |
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| Comic Story | Glamor-girl Audrey Blaine has written asking some gangster acquaintances to rescue her (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Abbie an' Slats |
| Credits | Script: Al Capp | Pencils: Raeburn van Buren | Inks: Raeburn van Buren |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Audrey Blaine; No-Pants Hennessy; Benny the Goat; Beer Barrel Barney; Looie the Slug; Harry the Knife; Evergreen Bones; Aubrey Eustace "Slats" Scrapple; Miss Tisket; Miss Tasket |
| Notes | Strip reprints |
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| Synopsis | Danny, his father, Gomez and Peppito are rescued from the pursuing Zucas by a band of rebel soldiers. They are forced to join the troops. Meanwhile, back in the USA, wealthy Jellicoe proposes to Ma Dingle, believing she is a widow. |
| Featuring | Danny Dingle |
| Credits | Script: Bernard Dibble | Pencils: Bernard Dibble | Inks: Bernard Dibble |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Danny Dingle; Pa Dingle; Sergeant Seguerra; Deborah "Ma" Dingle; Jeffrey Jellicoe; Peppito; General |
| Notes | Strip reprints; last appearance |
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| Comic Story | John Paul Jones (1 page) |
| Synopsis | John Paul Jones, molybdenum, guano, Leon Ames |
| Featuring | Unbelievable But True |
| Credits | Script: Frank N. Ernest | Pencils: Frank N. Ernest | Inks: Frank N. Ernest |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Publisher advertisement | Comics on Parade (1 page) |
| Synopsis | House ad for Li'l Abner in Comics on Parade |
| Featuring | Comics on Parade |
| Credits | Script: Al Capp | Pencils: Al Capp | Inks: Al Capp |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Inside back cover |
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| Publisher advertisement | Tip Top Comics (1 page) |
| Synopsis | House ad for Tip Top Comics with 12 covers featuring Nancy, Li'l Abner, the Captain and the Kids, and Looy Dot Dope |
| Featuring | Tip Top Comics |
| Credits | Pencils: Various | Inks: Various | Letters: Typeset |
| Notes | Back cover |
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